A former pupil of new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is especially excited about their matchup next season.
The Week 8 matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers is already on the mind of Jordan Love.
Love sat behind Rodgers on the Packers' bench for three seasons before taking over as the starter when Rodgers departed Green Bay for New York ahead of the 2023 campaign.
“It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be awesome. I’m excited for it,” Love told Jason Wilde of Channel3000.com. “I can’t wait to be on different sides, meeting up, and I know we’ll talk pre-game, things like that. And hopefully we can exchange jerseys after.”
Love sat on the bench watching, *ahem* learning, from Rodgers after being selected in the first round in 2020 by the Packers. He had a front-row seat for two of Rodgers' MVP seasons in 2020 and 2021.
“I appreciate definitely the way A-Rod handled being in that situation, and I think a big part of it — which he told me — was he knew how it was for him being in that same position, and the things that he went through and the way the situation might’ve been handled [differently],” Love said. “I think his perspective was, ‘I’m trying to go about this a little bit differently,’ which I think was awesome. In my time with A-Rod, we had a great relationship. It was awesome being in the same room with him, being able to learn.
"He was amazing with everything. And I definitely appreciate the way he handled everything on the outside with obviously him leaving and me taking over, and he’s been very supportive of me [since]. It definitely helped with some of the negativity that might’ve come with that. But A-Rod handled it like a pro and did very right by me.”